Actor Gene Wilder is known for his roles in 'Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory,' 'Young Frankenstein,' and the original movie version of 'The Producers.' He lives in Stamford.

Actor Gene Wilder is known for his roles in 'Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory,' 'Young Frankenstein,' and the original movie version of 'The Producers.' He lives in Stamford.

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In April 9, 1939 photo, famed contralto singer and Danbury native Marian Anderson performs on the steps of Washington's Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday after she had been refused permission to perform in Washington D.C.'s Constitution Hall by the hall's owners, the Daughters of the American Revolution. After the DAR objected to Anderson's race, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt helped her set up the concert. (AP Photo, File)

In April 9, 1939 photo, famed contralto singer and Danbury native Marian Anderson performs on the steps of Washington's Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday after she had been refused permission to perform in

Actress Bette Davis owned a home in Westport in the seventies. Photo-5451103.80059 - Connecticut Post

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Rocker Alice Cooper poses for a photo after being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003, in Los Angeles. Cooper and his band bought a Greenwich, Connecticut mansion in the 1970s in order to have a large space near New York City to rehearse and "irritate every monther in America" by living in the famously "blue-blooded" enclave. (AP photo / Nic Ut)

Rocker Alice Cooper poses for a photo after being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003, in Los Angeles. Cooper and his band bought a Greenwich, Connecticut mansion in the

Television talk show host Ed Sullivan owned a home in Southbury. He's cool by proxy.

Television talk show host Ed Sullivan owned a home in Southbury. He's cool by proxy.

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Actor Michael J. Fox has a home in Sharon.

Actor Michael J. Fox has a home in Sharon.

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Actor Michael J. Fox has a home in Sharon. Photo-5291042.80059 - Connecticut Post

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Jackie Robinson, the first baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers and the first African-American allowed to play on a major league baseball team, receives car keys from tap dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson in Ebbets Field in New York on Sept. 23, 1947. He and his wife Rachel, at left, lived in Stamford, Connecticut. After Robinson's retirement, he became politically active and Rachel Robinson became a professor at the Yale School of Nursing and director of nursing at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)

Jackie Robinson, the first baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers and the first African-American allowed to play on a major league baseball team, receives car keys from tap dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson in Ebbets

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has a home in Kent. Photo-4488162.80059 - Connecticut Post

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Actor Christopher Lloyd grew up in New Canaan and went to Staples High School.

Actor Christopher Lloyd grew up in New Canaan and went to Staples High School.

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Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name "Mark Twain," was born in Missiouri, but he and his family moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 1873. The famed journalist, humorist, and author is often called the "father of American literature."

Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name "Mark Twain," was born in Missiouri, but he and his family moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 1873. The famed journalist, humorist, and author is often called the